Bard envisions the liberal arts institution as the hub of a network, rather than a single, self-contained campus. Numerous institutes for special study are available on and off campus, connecting Bard students to the greater community.

The Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College embodies the fundamental belief that education and civil society are inextricably linked. In an age of information overload, it is more important than ever that citizens be educated and trained to think critically and be actively engaged with issues affecting public life.

Monthly Virtual Reading Group for Hannah Arendt Center Members

Friday, February 6, 2015 – Friday, May 5, 201711 am – 12 pm

Virtual: BlueJeans Video ConferencingHannah Arendt Center Members, at all levels, are eligible to participate in a monthly reading group via a telecommunication website (BlueJeans) led by Roger Berkowitz, Director of the Hannah Arendt Center. Readings continue over 8-10 months. The group moves slowly to allow members to read small bits of text carefully. Our meetings take place at 11:00 am on the first Friday of every month. For questions and to enroll in our virtual reading group, please email Daniel Fiege, our Media Coordinator, at dfiege@bard.edu.

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Thursday, December 1, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

Thursday, December 1, 201612 pm

Science, Mathematics & Computing Faculty Meet and Greet

Thursday, December 1, 20164:30 pm

RKC 200Have questions about science programs? Come meet faculty, learn about courses for the spring, and find out how you can get involved with science at Bard. Light refreshments will be served.Sponsored by: Bard Education Opportunity Programs office; Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing.

Meditation Group

Thursday, December 1, 20165–6:30 pm

Center for Spiritual Life, Basement of Resnick Commons Dorm AEnter the way of clarity and authenticity!2 meditation rounds (each 30 min) and walking meditation.First timers' instructions for the initial 30 min, meditation following.Afterwards we have tea, cookies and a simple rice meal.All are welcome!Note: The meditation group also meets on Mondays at 7 pm.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Thursday, December 1, 20167–8 pm

Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College, will outline career strategies for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates, and for professionals looking to make a move. Goodstein will provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, discuss what Trump’s election means for careers in social and environmental sustainability, and also field questions.

"Proactive environmental work within state and local government, corporations, NGO's and start-ups is more crucial now than ever. In just the last three years, the planet has heated up almost a quarter of a degree. Meeting the needs of billions of more people all aspiring to a better quality of life demands that we still rewire the world with clean energy, still reinvent the global food system, still rebuild smart and inclusive cities, and fundamentally, put sustainability and sufficiency at the heart of what we are doing on the planet. This is a moment that calls on all of us to redouble our efforts to lead the change." --Director Goodstein

A version of the webinar for undergraduates can be viewed here.Sponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.

Caroline Petty Senior Concert I

Thursday, December 1, 20168 pm

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Friday, December 2, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

C2C Fellows Sustainability Leadership Training

Weekend Sustainability Leadership Workshop

Friday, December 2, 2016 – Sunday, December 4, 2016

Registration fee of $30 covers lodging and food. Free for Bard students. Conference begins at 5 PM Friday and ends noon Sunday. Bard College is 90 miles north of New York City, and is easily accessible by Amtrak from Penn Station in NYC.

The C2C Fellows Network at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy is a national program for undergraduates and recent graduates aspiring to leadership work in sustainable politics, NGO’s and business. C2C’s intensive skills-based weekend workshops include young people from across the country.

Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College, will outline career strategies for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates, and for professionals looking to make a move. Goodstein will provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, discuss what Trump’s election means for careers in social and environmental sustainability, and also field questions.

"Proactive environmental work within state and local government, corporations, NGO's and start-ups is more crucial now than ever. In just the last three years, the planet has heated up almost a quarter of a degree. Meeting the needs of billions of more people all aspiring to a better quality of life demands that we still rewire the world with clean energy, still reinvent the global food system, still rebuild smart and inclusive cities, and fundamentally, put sustainability and sufficiency at the heart of what we are doing on the planet. This is a moment that calls on all of us to redouble our efforts to lead the change." --Director GoodsteinSponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.

Closing reception for Theater of the Everyday in New York: Photographs by Paul Margolis ’76

Friday, December 2, 20165–6:30 pm

Office of Development and Alumni/ae AffairsManhattan often seems like a stage where performers and exhibitionists of all varieties put on a nonstop show. I first became interested in documenting these performers in 2008, as the economy slid into recession. There was “theater” everywhere: in the streets, in public spaces, in the subway, at ethnic and social festivals where people showed off costumes, in Times Square, at political demonstrations…the spectacle was endless. I worked with my quiet, discreet Leica camera, photographing in a fluid, fast-moving reportorial style that suited the mercurial nature of my subjects. All of the photographs were made on black and white film that I processed and printed myself.Sponsored by: Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.

Shabbat

All are invited!

Friday, December 2, 20166:30–9 pm

Beit Shalom-Salam (Basement of Village A)Every Friday evening, except during vacation periods, we meet for an informal Shabbat service at 6:30, followed by a home-cooked, vegetarian Shabbat dinner at about 7:30. The tone is friendly, the community is warm, and everyone is invited!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Henry Birdsey Senior Concert I

Friday, December 2, 20168 pm

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Saturday, December 3, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

C2C Fellows Sustainability Leadership Training

Weekend Sustainability Leadership Workshop

Friday, December 2, 2016 – Sunday, December 4, 2016

Registration fee of $30 covers lodging and food. Free for Bard students. Conference begins at 5 PM Friday and ends noon Sunday. Bard College is 90 miles north of New York City, and is easily accessible by Amtrak from Penn Station in NYC.

The C2C Fellows Network at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy is a national program for undergraduates and recent graduates aspiring to leadership work in sustainable politics, NGO’s and business. C2C’s intensive skills-based weekend workshops include young people from across the country.

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Hudson Valley Campus Open House

Attendees receive a $65 application fee waiver!

Saturday, December 3, 201611 am – 2 pm

Reem-Kayden CenterJoin us at Bard College in the Hudson Valley for an Open House hosted by the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability. Admissions staff, faculty, and current students will be on hand to provide an overview of the programs offered, answer questions, and share tips on how to make your application stand out.

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Sunday, December 4, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

C2C Fellows Sustainability Leadership Training

Weekend Sustainability Leadership Workshop

Friday, December 2, 2016 – Sunday, December 4, 2016

Registration fee of $30 covers lodging and food. Free for Bard students. Conference begins at 5 PM Friday and ends noon Sunday. Bard College is 90 miles north of New York City, and is easily accessible by Amtrak from Penn Station in NYC.

The C2C Fellows Network at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy is a national program for undergraduates and recent graduates aspiring to leadership work in sustainable politics, NGO’s and business. C2C’s intensive skills-based weekend workshops include young people from across the country.

Senior Projects Due (5:00 P.M.)

Monday, December 5, 20165 pm

Religion Colloquium

The Consolation of Christology?Locating the Christological Language of Boethius within his Consolation of Philosophy and its Medieval Vernacular Translations

Monday, December 5, 20165:30 pm

Olin, Room 102

Alexander D'Alisera '15, M.A.Religion candidate at Yale University

All too often, Boethius the philosopher is read separately from, or even in contradiction to, Boethius the theologian. Still, the late antique thinker – though indeed most renowned for his prosimetric Consolation of Philosophy – was eminently steeped in Christian doctrine, and possessed a theological understanding that rivaled many of the most learned churchmen of his era. Like his contemporaries, Boethius’ theological agenda sought to defend catholic-orthodox doctrine against the prevailing forces of heresy and dissent. Unlike many of his contemporaries, however, Boethius employed kataphatic discourse, grounded in an impeccable command of Greco-Roman philosophy, to discuss such potent topics as the Trinity and Christology in affirmative terminology.

The Photography Program Presents Tina Barney

A Lecture in service of the Peter Kenner '66 Artist in Residence

Monday, December 5, 20166–8 pm

Campus Center, Weis CinemaTina Barney has said, “I began photographing what I knew.” For much of the 1980s and 1990s, this meant taking pictures of her friends and family as they went about their daily lives in affluent areas of Long Island, New York City, and New England.

Barney’s photographs expose the emotional and psychological currents that course just beneath the surfaces of perfect trappings and banal gestures. Barney notes, “When people say that there is a distance, a stiffness in my photographs, that the people look like they do not connect, my answer is, that this is the best we can do. This inability to show physical affection is in our heritage.” While the myth that material comfort ensures personal contentment is an alluring one, Barney’s photographs undermine such illusions, even in later images in which the focus has shifted away from context to the personality and face of the sitter. In these more recent photographs of family and friends—many of which eliminate her directorial approach and allow for more self-presentation to the camera—Barney continues to make photographs distinct from family snapshots or formal group portraits in their refusal to serve as predictable commemorations of happy times, important gatherings, and ritualized affection.

Among her exhibitions are a mid-career exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1991 and the Whitney Biennial, 1987. More recently, her work has been shown at the New York State Theatre in New York, in 2011; The Barbican Art Centre, London; Museum Folkwang in Essen, Museum der Art Moderne, Salzburg, and others. In October, her work will be included in a major portraiture exhibition at The National Gallery, London. Barney was the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1991, and the 2010 Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture. Her monographs include Tina Barney: Theatre of Manners, The Europeans, and her new book from Steidl, Players.

Meditation Group

Monday, December 5, 20167–8:30 pm

Center for Spiritual Life, Basement of Resnick Commons Dorm ACalm the Mind!Two meditation rounds (each 30 min) and walking meditation.First timers' instructions for the initial 30 min, followed by meditation.Afterwards we have tea and (vegan) cookies.Everybody is welcome!Prior to the Monday meditation there is a chanting session at 6:30.Note: The meditation group also meets on Thursdays at 5 pm.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Performing music by Charlie Parker and Budd Powell

Tuesday, December 6, 20168 pm

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The Visitor Talks : The Technical Assistant of the Museum of American Art in Berlin

Wednesday, December 7, 20165–7 pm

CCS Bard, Classroom 102This talk is given as part of the lecture series:The Visitor Talks – We are the Center for Curatorial Studies : The Department of Events (The Discursive Core).

The Visitor Talks are held at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Classroom 102 unless otherwise noted, 5:00 – 7:00 PM. All are open to the public.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability:Open House in New York City

Attendees receive a $65 application fee waiver!

Wednesday, December 7, 20166:30–8:30 pm

New York CityJoin us in New York City for an Open House hosted by the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability. Admissions staff, faculty, and current students will be on hand to provide an overview of the programs offered, answer questions, and share tips on how to make your application stand out.

Lucas Henry Senior Concert I

Wednesday, December 7, 20167 pm

POSTPONED: 10th Annual Seniors vs Faculty & Staff Basketball Game

Seniors vs Faculty & Staff Basketball Game

Wednesday, December 7, 20167–9 pm

Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym

This game has been postponed and will be rescheduled.

Kick off the end of the semester by joining us at the 10th annual senior versus faculty/staff basketball game! The Bard Step Team will be performing during halftime. There is a suggested donation of $3.00; all proceeds will support the Senior Class gift. For more information, call 845-758-7098, or e-mail dwaldron@bard.edu.

Piano, Bass, and Strings-attached

Wednesday, December 7, 20167:30 pm

Olin HallConcert of Chamber Music by Gabriel Faure, Chris Thile/Edgar Meyer, and Paul Schoenfield, performed by students from the Workshop of Blair McMillen, Erica Kiesewetter, and Marka GustavssonSponsored by: Music Program.

Denis Blumin Senior Concert II

Wednesday, December 7, 20168:30 pm

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Thursday, December 8, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

Opening Sentence

Thursday, December 8, 201611 am – 6 pm

OPENING SENTENCE presents three perspectives on the Marieluise Hessel Collection, curated by the first-year students in the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. The exhibition is comprised of three discrete chapters that coalesce into a larger narrative, based on the potentials of curating from the collection. Each room approaches different aspects of this introductory curatorial experience: the formation of meaning between object and viewer, the relationship between images and bodies, and the exposition of political agencies latent within each. Just as the opening sentence of a book functions as an invitation to the reader, the exhibition proposes openings for the viewer to navigate and engage with the collection via the selected artworks within each space.

Thursday, December 8, 201612–1 pm

Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College, will outline career strategies for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates, and for professionals looking to make a move. Goodstein will provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, discuss what Trump’s election means for careers in social and environmental sustainability, and also field questions.

"Proactive environmental work within state and local government, corporations, NGO's and start-ups is more crucial now than ever. In just the last three years, the planet has heated up almost a quarter of a degree. Meeting the needs of billions of more people all aspiring to a better quality of life demands that we still rewire the world with clean energy, still reinvent the global food system, still rebuild smart and inclusive cities, and fundamentally, put sustainability and sufficiency at the heart of what we are doing on the planet. This is a moment that calls on all of us to redouble our efforts to lead the change." --Director Goodstein

A version of the webinar for undergraduates can be viewed here.Sponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.

Meditation Group

Thursday, December 8, 20165–6:30 pm

Center for Spiritual Life, Basement of Resnick Commons Dorm AEnter the way of clarity and authenticity!2 meditation rounds (each 30 min) and walking meditation.First timers' instructions for the initial 30 min, meditation following.Afterwards we have tea, cookies and a simple rice meal.All are welcome!Note: The meditation group also meets on Mondays at 7 pm.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Thursday, December 8, 20168 pm

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Friday, December 9, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

Shabbat

All are invited!

Friday, December 9, 20166:30–9 pm

Beit Shalom-Salam (Basement of Village A)Every Friday evening, except during vacation periods, we meet for an informal Shabbat service at 6:30, followed by a home-cooked, vegetarian Shabbat dinner at about 7:30. The tone is friendly, the community is warm, and everyone is invited!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Opening Sentence

Friday, December 9, 201611 am – 6 pm

OPENING SENTENCE presents three perspectives on the Marieluise Hessel Collection, curated by the first-year students in the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. The exhibition is comprised of three discrete chapters that coalesce into a larger narrative, based on the potentials of curating from the collection. Each room approaches different aspects of this introductory curatorial experience: the formation of meaning between object and viewer, the relationship between images and bodies, and the exposition of political agencies latent within each. Just as the opening sentence of a book functions as an invitation to the reader, the exhibition proposes openings for the viewer to navigate and engage with the collection via the selected artworks within each space.

[AND YOU, TOO]

Friday, December 9, 20167:30 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA TheaterChoreographed and performed by seniors in the Bard Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects in dance represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry. The student choreographers are supported by a professional staff of designers.

Bard MBA in Sustainability: December Residency

Attend to learn more about the Bard MBA experience!

Friday, December 9, 2016 – Monday, December 12, 20169 am – 8 pm

LMHQ. 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038The Bard MBA program is structured around monthly Weekend Residencies with regular online instruction in between. This low-residency design allows full-time Bard MBA students to continue working up to 30 hours a week or to complete multiple internships over the two-year course of their study. The part-time program, completed over three years, accommodates students working 40 hours a week or more. Residencies are held once a month over four-day (Fri-Mon) weekends for full-time students and three-day weekends for part-time students.

PUBLIC EVENTS:Friday, December 9, 6-8PMSustainable Business SeriesSpeaker TBD

Saturday, December 10, 12-4PMAttendBard MBA Classes! On Saturday's we invite prospective students to eat lunch with current students, attend a class, ask questions of admissions staff, and have coffee with Director Eban Goodstein.

Prospective students please email Caitlin O'Donnell with any additional questions and to RSVP to Saturday's classes.Sponsored by: Bard MBA in Sustainability.

Into the Heart of the Milky Way: A Multiwavelength View of Sgr A*

Daryl HaggardMcGill University

Friday, December 9, 201612 pm

Hegeman 107Sagittarius A* is the closest example of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) buried within a dense, massive stellar cluster. Sgr A* is more than 100 times closer than any other SMBH, and our proximity allows us to detect emission from its accretion flow in the radio, submillimeter (submm), near infrared (NIR), and X-ray regimes. These rich multiwavelength, time-resolved data have the power to probe the physical processes that underlie rapid flares originating near the black hole's event horizon. During ambitious Chandra X-ray and VLA radio monitoring campaigns over the last several years, we have detected the brightest-ever X-ray flares from Sgr A*. However, despite years of observational and theoretical study, we do not have a complete, unique model to explain these high-energy flares, or their relationship to variability at other wavelengths. Viable models range from the tidal disruption of asteroids to gravitational lensing to magnetic reconnection, motivating observers to place tighter constraints on the timing and multiwavelength properties of these outbursts. X-ray flares may also help us relate Sgr A* to weakly accreting black holes across the mass spectrum. I will discuss the possible origins and continuing mysteries surrounding Sgr A*'s high-energy flares and give a brief update on the X-ray and radio view of the Sgr A*/G2 interaction.Sponsored by: Physics Program.

Friday, December 9, 20164 pm

Last Shabbat of the Semester, and of 2016

All are invited!

Friday, December 9, 20166:30–9 pm

Beit Shalom-Salam (Basement of Village A)This is it! The very last Shabbat of the fall semester and the last Shabbat of 2016! Services at 6:30 pm, vegetarian dinner at 7:30. The peace and relaxation of Shabbat is exactly what you need to prepare for the last hectic week of the semester, so join us!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Hannah Livant Senior Concert I

Friday, December 9, 20168 pm

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Saturday, December 10, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

Opening Sentence

Saturday, December 10, 201611 am – 6 pm

OPENING SENTENCE presents three perspectives on the Marieluise Hessel Collection, curated by the first-year students in the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. The exhibition is comprised of three discrete chapters that coalesce into a larger narrative, based on the potentials of curating from the collection. Each room approaches different aspects of this introductory curatorial experience: the formation of meaning between object and viewer, the relationship between images and bodies, and the exposition of political agencies latent within each. Just as the opening sentence of a book functions as an invitation to the reader, the exhibition proposes openings for the viewer to navigate and engage with the collection via the selected artworks within each space.

Bard MBA in Sustainability: December Residency

Attend to learn more about the Bard MBA experience!

Friday, December 9, 2016 – Monday, December 12, 20169 am – 8 pm

LMHQ. 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038The Bard MBA program is structured around monthly Weekend Residencies with regular online instruction in between. This low-residency design allows full-time Bard MBA students to continue working up to 30 hours a week or to complete multiple internships over the two-year course of their study. The part-time program, completed over three years, accommodates students working 40 hours a week or more. Residencies are held once a month over four-day (Fri-Mon) weekends for full-time students and three-day weekends for part-time students.

PUBLIC EVENTS:Friday, December 9, 6-8PMSustainable Business SeriesSpeaker TBD

Saturday, December 10, 12-4PMAttendBard MBA Classes! On Saturday's we invite prospective students to eat lunch with current students, attend a class, ask questions of admissions staff, and have coffee with Director Eban Goodstein.

Prospective students please email Caitlin O'Donnell with any additional questions and to RSVP to Saturday's classes.Sponsored by: Bard MBA in Sustainability.

[AND YOU, TOO]

Saturday, December 10, 20167:30 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA TheaterChoreographed and performed by seniors in the Bard Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects in dance represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry. The student choreographers are supported by a professional staff of designers.

[AND YOU, TOO]

Saturday, December 10, 20162 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA TheaterChoreographed and performed by seniors in the Bard Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects in dance represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry. The student choreographers are supported by a professional staff of designers.

Men's and Women's Basketball doubleheader

Saturday, December 10, 20161 pm

Stevenson Athletic CenterTo start the day, the men's basketball team will host the Continentals of Hamilton College at 1; the women's basketball team welcomes the Fighting Tigers of SUNY Cobleskill at 3. Come out and cheer!Sponsored by: Department of Athletics and Recreation.

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Sunday, December 11, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

Opening Sentence

Sunday, December 11, 201611 am – 6 pm

OPENING SENTENCE presents three perspectives on the Marieluise Hessel Collection, curated by the first-year students in the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. The exhibition is comprised of three discrete chapters that coalesce into a larger narrative, based on the potentials of curating from the collection. Each room approaches different aspects of this introductory curatorial experience: the formation of meaning between object and viewer, the relationship between images and bodies, and the exposition of political agencies latent within each. Just as the opening sentence of a book functions as an invitation to the reader, the exhibition proposes openings for the viewer to navigate and engage with the collection via the selected artworks within each space.

Bard MBA in Sustainability: December Residency

Attend to learn more about the Bard MBA experience!

Friday, December 9, 2016 – Monday, December 12, 20169 am – 8 pm

LMHQ. 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038The Bard MBA program is structured around monthly Weekend Residencies with regular online instruction in between. This low-residency design allows full-time Bard MBA students to continue working up to 30 hours a week or to complete multiple internships over the two-year course of their study. The part-time program, completed over three years, accommodates students working 40 hours a week or more. Residencies are held once a month over four-day (Fri-Mon) weekends for full-time students and three-day weekends for part-time students.

PUBLIC EVENTS:Friday, December 9, 6-8PMSustainable Business SeriesSpeaker TBD

Saturday, December 10, 12-4PMAttendBard MBA Classes! On Saturday's we invite prospective students to eat lunch with current students, attend a class, ask questions of admissions staff, and have coffee with Director Eban Goodstein.

Prospective students please email Caitlin O'Donnell with any additional questions and to RSVP to Saturday's classes.Sponsored by: Bard MBA in Sustainability.

[AND YOU, TOO]

Sunday, December 11, 20164 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA TheaterChoreographed and performed by seniors in the Bard Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects in dance represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry. The student choreographers are supported by a professional staff of designers.

Winter Songfest

Sunday, December 11, 20163 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff TheaterCopresented by the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Bard College Music Program featuring the Bard College Symphonic Chorus, Bard College Chamber Singers, with musicians from the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra and the Bard College Graduate Vocal Arts Program. The concert includes early and modern carols, “Winter” from Joseph Haydn’s The Seasons,and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Conducted by James Bagwell. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

Bard MBA in Sustainability: December Residency

Attend to learn more about the Bard MBA experience!

Friday, December 9, 2016 – Monday, December 12, 20169 am – 8 pm

LMHQ. 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038The Bard MBA program is structured around monthly Weekend Residencies with regular online instruction in between. This low-residency design allows full-time Bard MBA students to continue working up to 30 hours a week or to complete multiple internships over the two-year course of their study. The part-time program, completed over three years, accommodates students working 40 hours a week or more. Residencies are held once a month over four-day (Fri-Mon) weekends for full-time students and three-day weekends for part-time students.

PUBLIC EVENTS:Friday, December 9, 6-8PMSustainable Business SeriesSpeaker TBD

Saturday, December 10, 12-4PMAttendBard MBA Classes! On Saturday's we invite prospective students to eat lunch with current students, attend a class, ask questions of admissions staff, and have coffee with Director Eban Goodstein.

Prospective students please email Caitlin O'Donnell with any additional questions and to RSVP to Saturday's classes.Sponsored by: Bard MBA in Sustainability.

Monday, December 12, 20166 pm

Meditation Group

Monday, December 12, 20167–8:30 pm

Center for Spiritual Life, Basement of Resnick Commons Dorm ACalm the Mind!Two meditation rounds (each 30 min) and walking meditation.First timers' instructions for the initial 30 min, followed by meditation.Afterwards we have tea and (vegan) cookies.Everybody is welcome!Prior to the Monday meditation there is a chanting session at 6:30.Note: The meditation group also meets on Thursdays at 5 pm.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Paris Watel-Young Moderation Concert

Tuesday, December 13, 20168 pm

The Visitor Talks : Jasmina Cibic

Wednesday, December 14, 20165–7 pm

CCS Bard, Classroom 102This talk is given as part of the lecture series:The Visitor Talks – We are the Center for Curatorial Studies : The Department of Events (The Discursive Core).

The Visitor Talks are held at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Classroom 102 unless otherwise noted, 5:00 – 7:00 PM. All are open to the public. Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

Wednesday, December 14, 20166–7:30 pm

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsThis event will explore the current status of reproductive rights around the world, noting advances that have been made and challenges that still exist. The speakers will also discuss how women's health issues are affected by the ongoing conflicts in several regions, the refugee/migration crisis, the role of religion in politics, populist movements, and the persistence of authoritarian regimes.In addition, how might the new U.S. president address these issues? What policies might change?

Terry McGovern is interim chair and professor of population and family health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. McGovern founded the HIV Law Project in 1989 and served as its executive director until 1999.

María Antonieta Alcalde will be in conversation with McGovern. She is the director of advocacy of the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) and director of the IPPF UN Liaison Office.

James Ketterer will introduce the discussion. He is director of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program (BGIA) and dean of International Studies at Bard College.

The presentation will be from 6pm to 7pm with a reception afterwards.

This is part of BGIA's James Chace Lecture Series, supported by Foreign Affairs magazine.Sponsored by: Bard Globalization & International Affairs Program.

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Thursday, December 15, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

Opening Sentence

Thursday, December 15, 201611 am – 6 pm

OPENING SENTENCE presents three perspectives on the Marieluise Hessel Collection, curated by the first-year students in the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. The exhibition is comprised of three discrete chapters that coalesce into a larger narrative, based on the potentials of curating from the collection. Each room approaches different aspects of this introductory curatorial experience: the formation of meaning between object and viewer, the relationship between images and bodies, and the exposition of political agencies latent within each. Just as the opening sentence of a book functions as an invitation to the reader, the exhibition proposes openings for the viewer to navigate and engage with the collection via the selected artworks within each space.

We are the Center for Curatorial Studies

Friday, December 16, 201611 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard Hessel Museum of ArtCurated by Paul O'Neill, Director of the Graduate Program, We are the Center for Curatorial Studies is both an exhibition and research project, a multi-year program incorporating artist projects, exhibitions, collaborations, and public and non-public programs.

Shabbat

All are invited!

Friday, December 16, 20166:30–9 pm

Beit Shalom-Salam (Basement of Village A)Every Friday evening, except during vacation periods, we meet for an informal Shabbat service at 6:30, followed by a home-cooked, vegetarian Shabbat dinner at about 7:30. The tone is friendly, the community is warm, and everyone is invited!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

Opening Sentence

Friday, December 16, 201611 am – 6 pm

OPENING SENTENCE presents three perspectives on the Marieluise Hessel Collection, curated by the first-year students in the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. The exhibition is comprised of three discrete chapters that coalesce into a larger narrative, based on the potentials of curating from the collection. Each room approaches different aspects of this introductory curatorial experience: the formation of meaning between object and viewer, the relationship between images and bodies, and the exposition of political agencies latent within each. Just as the opening sentence of a book functions as an invitation to the reader, the exhibition proposes openings for the viewer to navigate and engage with the collection via the selected artworks within each space.

Shabbat

All are invited!

Friday, December 23, 20166:30–9 pm

Beit Shalom-Salam (Basement of Village A)Every Friday evening, except during vacation periods, we meet for an informal Shabbat service at 6:30, followed by a home-cooked, vegetarian Shabbat dinner at about 7:30. The tone is friendly, the community is warm, and everyone is invited!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.

The Hot Sardines

Holiday Stomp

Friday, December 23, 20168 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

Stepping up from their sizzling, sold-out performances in the 2013 and 2014 Spiegeltent seasons, these hot-jazz darlings get into the big, brass-filled spirit of the holiday season for their debut on the Sosnoff stage. For the Holiday Stomp, The Hot Sardines infuse yuletide classics with their unique twist on New York, Paris, and New Orleans jazz from the era of Prohibition and beyond, from beloved chestnuts like "White Christmas" and "Please Come Home for Christmas" to lesser-known gems such as Edith Piaf's “Le Noël de La Rue,” Ella Fitzgerald's “Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney,” and even “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”—with plenty of surprises along the way.

Shabbat

All are invited!

Friday, December 30, 20166:30–9 pm

Beit Shalom-Salam (Basement of Village A)Every Friday evening, except during vacation periods, we meet for an informal Shabbat service at 6:30, followed by a home-cooked, vegetarian Shabbat dinner at about 7:30. The tone is friendly, the community is warm, and everyone is invited!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.